How to Install NodeBB on a CentOS 7 VPS

In this tutorial we are going to provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to install NodeBB on a CentOS 7 VPS. NodeBB is an open source forum software for the Node.js platform that is free and easy to use. It is great for powering any kind of community forums, discussion or bulletin boards. NodeBB utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications.

The first step before beginning the actual installation of NodeBB is to make sure your OS packages are up to date:

yum clean all
yum update

Install the EPEL package using the following command:

yum install epel-release

Then, install the ‘Development Tools’:

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

The ‘Development tools’ are a yum group, which is a predefined bundle of software (GCC, C/C++ compilers, make etc.) that can be installed at once, instead of having to install each application separately. The Development tools are mainly used to allow a user build and compile software from source code etc.

That is it.The NodeBB forum installation is complete.
Open http://yourdomain.com in your favorite browser, then log in to the administrator back-end and configure the NodeBB forum according to your needs.

Of course you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install NodeBB forum software for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately.

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